From the wheel to artificial intelligence, our planet has been transformed by science. Now you can travel through time to experience centuries of invention and innovation on this spectacular visual voyage of discovery. Starting in ancient times and ending up in the modern world, you will explore scientific history showcased in stunning images and captivating text. An easy-to-follow...

The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller now illustrated with over 100 spectacular full-colour images, showcasing this wondrous and wildly various lifeform as never before 'Astonishing ... it seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer 'Completely mind-blowing ... reads like an adventure story' Sunday Times *WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE 2021* *WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SAPIENS Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we’re going. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing. You are at more risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem. Equality is out - but immortality is in. What does our future hold[unk]...

Monografia podejmuje zagadnienia z poetyki teoretycznej i historycznej oraz historii literatury. Podstawowym kontekstem artystycznym i zarazem głównym przedmiotem dociekań autorki jest semantyzacja rytmu w utworach poetyckich przedstawicieli rosyjskiego i ukraińskiego futuryzmu, a kluczem do rozważań – perspektywa komparatystycznego oglądu dokonań jego reprezentantów, Wielimira Chlebnikowa i...

It was Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics. In Six Not-So-Easy Pieces, taken from these famous lectures, Feynman delves into one of the most...

„Remarkable Poles.Pioneers, inventors, explorers” to książka popularno-naukowa dla młodzieży i dorosłych, która w przystępny i niezwykle ciekawy sposób opowiada o osiągnięciach Polaków. Autor opisuje nie tylko powszechnie znane postaci Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Ignacego Łukasiewicza, Aleksandra Doby czy Henryka Arctowskiego, ale również wielu dzisiaj mniej znanych, jednak niezwykle ważnych w...

Why God and Geometry? This particular combination can be surprising for the unacquainted with the history of philosophy, yet everyone who has learnt anything of Plato knows that "God geometrises continually." Then, if the entire history of philosophy boils down to a handful of footnotes to...

The photograph on the front of this book is, in a way, a double symbol. Firstly, it presents the Lvovian philosophical milieu around 1925 when its three main figures were Kazimierz Twardowski, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, and Roman Ingarden. Secondly, it reflects the tension between the two approaches to philosophy referred to in the title: “Intuition and Analysis.” The central item...

Christianity, according to Paul Carus, is the "grandchild of ancient paganism," its character predetermined by everything that came before it, growing naturally from preceding ages to become "the fulfilment of the times, the pleroma of the ages." Arguing that Christianity was derived not from Judaism but was the legitimate result of "the religious development of mankind," the author presents...

Practical Statistics for Data Scientists: 50+ Essential Concepts Using R and Python The second edition of this practical guide-now including examples in Python as well as R-explains how to apply various statistical methods to data science, tells you how to avoid their misuse, and gives you advice on whats important and whats not.

Analyze data like a pro, even if you’re a beginner. Practical SQL is an approachable and fast-paced guide to SQL (Structured Query Language), the standard programming language for defining, organizing, and exploring data in relational databases. Anthony DeBarros, a journalist and data analyst, focuses on using SQL to find the story within your data. The examples and code use...

'A gripping blockbuster ... Thomas researches meticulously and writes with simmering even-handed anger' TELEGRAPH. Fashionopolis is the definitive book on the cost of fast fashion, and a blueprint for how we get to a more sustainable future. Fashion has blighted our planet. Today, one out of six people on earth work in fashion, churning out 100 billion garments a year. Yet 98 percent of them...

It's 1839 and you are a medical student working on your first human body dissection! Under the watchful eye of Dr Walker, peel the flaps back to reveal the inner workings of the human body, from bone and muscle, to the brain, eyes, heart, lungs and everything in-between. Victorian-inspired illustrations meet with medical notes and sketches to give a complete in-depth exploration of how the...

A collection of essays devoted to the problem of explanation in various disciplines of science and humanities: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience, economics as well as theology. The issues covered include such topics as the interplay between explanation and understanding, the problem of a priori explanation, the limits of causal explanations in physics, the application of...

Książka zapełnia lukę między podejściami w opracowaniach dotyczących edukacji matematycznej. Wskazuje, co w edukacji matematycznej jest najistotniejsze oraz, co powinno być uwzględnione w każdym realizowanym podejściu, tak aby edukacja matematyczna była w pełni prawidłowa i zgodna z aktualną wiedzą oraz wartościowa poznawczo.

`Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live.` - Guardian The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today`s descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise...

The Balkans, in particular the turbulent ex-Yugoslav territory, have been among the most important world regions in Noam Chomsky’s political reflections and activism for decades. His articles, public talks, and correspondence have provided a critical voice on political and social issues crucial not only to the region but the entire international community, including “humanitarian...

&i>A Short History of the World in 50 Lies&/i> provides an alternative historical perspective on history as we know it: the fifty greatest lies that have defined us.

Create stunning interactive dashboard applications in Python with the Dash visualization and data analysis tool. Build interfaces that make sense of your data, and make it pretty. A swift and practical introduction to building interactive data visualization apps in Python, known as dashboards. You ve seen dashboards before; think election result visualizations you can update in...

Features topics such as environmental issues, historical facts, and culture. Full-color photographs, introductions, glossaries, and exercises enhance student reading and learning. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words. Powyższy opis pochodzi od wydawcy.